Birthright Citizenship Order 'Invalid,' Carlo Acutis Mosaic, Singapore's Scooter-Riding Catechist, and More

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Peter Jesserer Smith, national news editor of OSV News, filling in for Gina Christian, catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for July 25, 2025. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com.

In this episode:

• A federal appeals court has dealt another blow to President Donald Trump's executive order to end the practice of birthright citizenship.
• A lineup of Los Angeles business leaders joined Archbishop José H. Gomez to unveil a new fund aimed at helping families affected by immigration raids.
• A Chicago woman’s chance encounter in Assisi, Italy, has brought a striking mosaic of Blessed Carlo Acutis to a parish named for him.
•  As the church prepares to mark the World Day of Grandparents and the Elderly on July 27, meet 88-year-old Andrew Goh -- a scooter-riding catechist in Singapore who has spent 34 years bringing the faith to the elderly and housebound.
• With their courage and tenacity in the pursuit of happiness, migrants and refugees are "messengers of hope," Pope Leo XIV in his message for the celebration of the World Day of Migrants and Refugees.